HR Business Partner

This is Alexander Faraday Limited; North East; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

Job summary

Alexander Faraday Limited is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to lead HR across UK operations. This stand-alone, end-to-end role will support around 150 staff across two UK businesses with international touchpoints.

You will be the sole HR presence, handling recruitment, onboarding, ER, policy updates, and partnering with senior leadership on people strategy. The role offers hybrid working, with the ability to influence people strategy and drive HR initiatives across the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience as an HR Business Partner supporting or partnering with senior leadership teams.
• Strong knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and UK employment law/employee relations.
• End-to-end recruitment experience and ability to manage onboarding and offers.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for HR/ER matters with commercially-minded advice.
• Coach senior leaders on performance, conduct, absence management and ER issues.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment including design, posting, shortlisting and interview coordination.
• Oversee onboarding processes including offers, contracts, payroll setup, HRIS entry, IT equipment and Right to Work checks.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support rollout of a new HRIS platform.
• Lead update and rollout of a new Employee Handbook with clear policies.
• Manage benefits and guide managers on absence and return-to-work processes.
• Support managers with objective-setting, performance management and development initiatives.

Skills

HRBP experience

UK employment law

Recruitment

Performance management

HRIS knowledge

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Standalone HR BP

Location: South Shields, Tyne and Wear

We’re recruiting on behalf of a growing international group. We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to lead HR across their UK operations. This is an end-to-end stand-alone HR role, offering a hybrid working pattern

About the role

This is a newly created, 360 HR BP role supporting around 150 staff across two growing UK businesses with international touchpoints. You’ll be the sole HR presence on the ground, owning everything from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations and policy, while advising senior leadership on people strategy. Reporting to the SLT, your key responsibilities would be

• Act as the first point of contact for all HR/ ER matters, providing clear, commercially-minded advice to managers and employees
• Coach senior leaders and managers on performance, conduct, absence management and employee relations
• Lead end-to-end recruitment, including job design, advertising, shortlisting and interview coordination
• Oversee onboarding, including offer letters, contracts, payroll setup, HRIS entry, IT equipment and Right to Work checks
• Maintain accurate employee records and support rollout of a new HRIS platform
• Lead the update and rollout of a new Employee Handbook, ensuring compliant, clear policies
• Manage employee benefits and guide managers through absence and return-to-work processes
• Support managers with objective-setting, performance management and development initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in an HR BP role, ideally supporting or working with senior leadership teams
• Strong working knowledge of the full employee lifecycle and UK employment legislation/ employee relations
• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience
• Confident, self-sufficient operator, comfortable working autonomously in a hands-on, stand-alone role
• Experience supporting a growing or start-up-style business is advantageous
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills

What’s on Offer

• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Private Healthcare for you and your family
• Salary sacrifice schemes, laptop and phone provided
• Hybrid working pattern (office-based initially 3 days/week, reducing to 2 days a week once inducted)
• An autonomous and varied role in a fast-expanding company